Storage & Safety

This product contains sodium azide as preservative. Although the amount of sodium azide is very small appropriate care must be taken when handling.

General Information

Biological Significance

In non-erythroid cells, a spectrin-like protein has been identified as fodrin and found to contain two subunits (alpha subunit of M.W. 240 kDa and beta subunit of M.W. 235 kDa). Fodrin is believed to be involved in 1) stabilizing membrane structure; 2) maintaining cell shape; 3) linking the cytoskeleton to plasma membranes or intracellular vesicles. In particular, fodrin is known to mediate the association of actin filaments with the plasma membrane.